Book in Common

Marcelo Hernandez Castillo, Reading from his Memoir, Children of the Land

Butte College partner event

November 21, 11:00am, The Nest, Butte Campus Center

November 21, 6:00pm, The Bookstore, Downtown Chico

Acclaimed poet and author, Castillo’s most recent book is Children of the Land A Memoir. Poetry books include Cenzontle, the winner of the A. Poulin, Jr. prize; and Dulce, winner of the Drinking Gourd Prize. He is a founding member of the Undocupoets, which eliminated citizenship requirements from all major poetry book prizes in the U.S., and was recognized with the Barnes and Noble Writers for Writers award.

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